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TERAHERTZ Spectrum somewhere on the rainbow of visible light is an untapped gold mine of the potential for research, where the sources of energy, new materials and environmental research are possible. This gold mine may soon be open to researchers using the free electronic laser at Jefferson Lab DOEIn the month of August, the Elf has delivered more than 50 watts of ultraviolet light, opening a new band of the electromagnetic spectrum for experiments.
The range includes all the colours of light separated into wavelength bands. The FEL was commissioned as an infrared laser and is also a prolific source of terahertz light at long wavelengths. Just over the visible band is: the familiar Rainbow consisting of red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet. On the shorter side of the visible is ultraviolet.
Many applications research will benefit the ultrafast pulses of ultraviolet light capable of providing the wavelength 124 nanometers (energy photon 10 eV) LEF. While current the wavelength of the light sources are severely limited, it is very popular for its potential of science and technology development applications, including use as a dating method for samples that are out of scope of carbon-14 dating and study of the structure of new materials, as high-temperature superconductors.
BU operators are currently testing capabilities of the Elf the and are striving to transmit light Labs specially equipped in the experiment.
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